/vr/ - Retro Games

>bought an RG35XX a month ago
>stock firmware sucks
>MuOS still in beta
>Garlic 2.0 still in beta
>Koriki still in beta
FUCK YOU TRANBERNIG

>>10765782
>he fell for the vertislop meme

>get miyoo mini +
>install allium
>everything just werks and it looks beautiful

>>10765815
>he needs two hands to play vidya
>he can't play his vidya while driving

>>10765782
>>10765821
the duality of man

>>10765849
you're gonna get in a car accident anon, focus on the road. your shitty jap rpgs can wait.

>>10765863
Traffic moves slower than running speed in my area. If I don't have something to keep my brain active, I'm gonna straight-up fall asleep while driving. I've had multiple close-calls with it before I got a handheld, and I don't want it to happen again.

>>10765821
>allium
How does it compare to onion? looking at the screenshots seems pretty but seems like still needs some development

>>10765895
obviously onion is better but I just wanted something extremely simple that I can pick up and play and it does exactly that. I don't give a shit about tinkering around for days anymore.

>>10765782
>>10765849
>>10765880
You were doing pretty well last thread but I see you are back to making sure everyone knows you as "the anime girl images guy"

Yeah I think I’m gonna buy it

>>10765971
I don't understand why this device is so controversial here

>>10765984
>vertislop
>muttheld
>looks like an unfinished 3d printed prototype
>$250 shipped and it can't even play ps1
>downfiring speakers
what's not to hate?

>>10765971
it's always out of stock though

>>10765880
Take the bus or walk

>>10765996
I don't wanna get stabbed or catch COVID from a homeless guy

>>10766000
Move to somewhere that isn't LA/San Francisco or stop being afraid of random people, whichever is more appropriate for your locality

>>10765849
>>10765880
You're going to kill someone if not yourself you fucking retard. I'm baffled your brain has let you live long enough to get to this point.

>>10766014
>You're going to kill someone
he lives in LA so good.

>>10766019
>he lives in LA so good.
Kek fair enough.

>>10765971
>>10765995
NTAs but I have never seen it in stock on their website and I've been casually poking my head in since I heard about it, what, 5 years or so ago now?

Do you have to have some fucking refresh script that notifies you when the order button becomes visible?

The longer I wait, the more I hear, the more alternative solutions come about, the less I want one.

>>10765984
I think most of the contention has to do with analogue as a company. Supposedly they're a shit company. I don't know what causes that opinion but that is what gets propagated. They are also pricey for what they do, no doubt partially due to FPGA tech but I don't know that that explains all of it.

On one hand, they play games (that you have to buy separate adapters for if you want to do more than GB/GBC) that they support, completely natively which is neat, and there's only a handful of other items on the market that can claim this besides original used hardware.

On the other hand, practically, even the cheapest chinkhelds can handle GB/GBC games with ease through emulation due to the low hardware cost and developed market behind emulator handhelds.

The controversy is twofold in my observation:
1 battle is between people who like and want the device and think 250 isn't that bad and are willing to wait, vs people who don't want to support that company at any cost
The other battle is between fans of FPGA arguing against emulator users with the "no practical difference" vs "playing natively is inherently better" camps.

That's what I see. I originally wanted one pretty bad but the longer it sits on the market again the more alternatives begin to come out. Not that similar emulation wasn't possible when it was released, I've been emulating GB and GBC games on my DS since 2013 or so.

At this point the only handheld I could want is a Retroid Pocket 4, but I'm holding out not for anything better, but because once I get one, that's it. No more excitement over seeing what's new with designs and ergonomics and gimmicks. GKD's Pixel and ZPG's A1 Unicorn and following handhelds all being a complete bust was just such a disappointment. I don't even want a Miyoo Mini Flip or Anbernic Flip because they're going to have fucking Miyoo Mini + specs but cost $80+, fuck that.

Maybe I'll look into the GameFrog Color and paying out the ass and back for a proper Lao-Zang LG Wing, but at this point both would just be novelties.

>>10766024
>I don't know what causes that opinion
They aren't powshitty or retroon

>>10766035
is it weird I prefer the design of the RP3/3+ over the RP4?

>>10766024
It's an over-priced product for consumers, not gamers. Its popularity comes from pushed Tiktik marketing, like with the Miyoo brand. Their latest batches are available for hours after release, it's not as rare as Amiibo were, but you should hang around time of release (which is announced well in advance) to guarantee one, if you actually want one for some reason.

Most of the people that defend it to the death are people who don't own one but covet having one. Actual owners of it around /vr/ do praise it but don't pretend like it's the second coming of Christ like most Analog Pocket fans do.

There isn't so much hate for the company behind it as there is disdain for how incompetent and ignorant they are from all angles. They truly are trustfund kiddies with a lot of money and no talent, and are only capable of making trendy products like bluetooth shoes and 5G sunglasses that aren't even built well, but at first glance have that "modern Apple aesthetic." I would sing an entirely different tune about the device if the shell had some simple, basic modifications to it to make it a proper handheld (like the fucking back cover not properly holding the fucking cartridges). Feels no different than the dozens of Google products, like Google Glass, that is shoved out and hyped up by consumers having something new to consume.

>>10766046
A little. That Start/Select placement is pretty dumb.
>>10766042
It's actually the opposite issue for you. We have no brand loyalty here and openly ridicule those who do, while Analog Pocket fans (like yourself right now) try to turn it into a brand war, because brands and consuming are all you understand. People might prefer some branded chinkhelds over other ones, but nobody's a boot-licking loyalist trying to recreate the console wars like you're being.
The majority of the people here happily recommend the R35S and R36S despite them ripping off Powkiddy and Anbernic directly, with the R33S ripping off Miyoo. Retroid's next with their R##S-H.

>>10766062
And don't forget the R50S!

>>10766065
>Sticks on top
Let me guess; They're going to release a proper version a month later called the R60S after people panic buy the R50S version.

>>10765984
It isn't.
There's two or three people who shill it while everyone else believes it doesn't do enough to justify its price tag and therefore won't buy it.
You'll notice that the only "discussion" that comes about is from the troon posting their threadly "d a i l y r e m i n d e r" post, and someone else asking why it's controversial.
There is no controversy.

>>10766065
I think this thing copies the Powkiddy RGB10 MAX

>>10766056
> if you actually want one for some reason.

Nah I'm good. I have multiple multiple ways to play 2D games. Probably a dozen. I did pick up the new FPGBC kit which is on order, but that was:
1) Available when I wanted to go get it
2) Like 1/4th the price

>>10766072
And by that I meant the RGB10 MAX 2.

Anbernic Arc-S or the 35xxH?
Narrowed it down to one of the two

>>10765987
I swear if it was the same in every way including price but it didn't have a cartridge slot, you people would be sucking its dick

>>10766079
pay a little more and get the black arc-d

>>10766046
Start button position was secretly kino

>>10766079
Do you really like Sega, or do you really like GameBoy in terms of aesthetics and ergonomics? Only issue with the RG35XX-H is that it uses the old shitty RG35XX d-pad instead of the new + one.

>>10766081
Then you have borderline personality disorder and are grossly projecting your fabricated scenarios onto real life, which is not healthy. We would hate it even more if it didn't have the cartridge slot at all, the cartridge slot is one of the only two fucking reasons it's worth getting at all.

>>10766081
Did you perhaps completely fuck up what you were trying to say here? What does this even mean?

>>10766092
>>10766095
He's probably confused because people are always complaining how poorly designed the cartridge slot on the Analog Pocket is, believing it means everybody would prefer none at all. When in reality, people want a BETTER slot design, not the entire fucking baby thrown out with the bath water.

>>10766084
Kinda wish I did this desu. I don't know why, but I'm finding i kinda prefer android on these handhelds even though I hate the fuck out of jewgle.

>>10766101
Ya well now Analogue Pocket has a dilemma for their business; Do they just produce the same product forever in different colours so that anyone who wants one can eventually get one, or do they introduce a new model with much needed improvements, causing a divide between their current fanbase who will either consume it for the sake of collecting or will feel jaded and alienated that THEIR Analog Pocket is now outdated and not the best one? How many new customers will now be interested in an improved model, if at all? Making an improved model could just fuck up their entire business model of just making the same product slowly forever with just colour variants being the only thing new.

>>10766101
For me personally, yes I would prefer no slot, but my real issues is that I hate every else about it outside of the FPGA chip.

>>10766109
Considering the Analogue Pocket market, they could totally get away with making a slightly different model every year like Apple does with iPhones. They will covet the new models just because they're new and perceived by default to be superior.

>>10766084
That's what I meant
>>10766086
I've never played any Sega systems, I just want something for casually playing older games on the sofa and at work.

Was interested in the ARC primarily because of the better ergos

>>10766109
Analogue Pocket Advance which is the form factor they should have went with in the first place

any 3DSChads in

When is somebody going to make this already

>>10766123
I swear this is going to be monkey paw'd and end up with an RK3566 or some shit

It gets worse!

REMEMBER ME?

>>10766132

>>10766136
The madmen ACTUALLY DID IT

>>10766139
Seriously tho I think Powkiddy lives off of selling meme devices at this point when they realized they couldn't compete directly.

>>10765749
>Couldn't do down thrust in Minish Cap
>while seeking for gamepad for phone came across handhelds
>3AM
>Go to the Aliexpress
>See shit ton of handhelds dif shapes and forms
>UncompletedChildhoodDreams.exe
>Anbernic, powkiddy, m17 itc.
>Which is better
>5AM "i don't need sleep i need answers"
>12AM "maan I'm loosing grip on reality"
>Sleep for 3h
>Buy powkiddy x39 pro
>1day later find out, that this shit don't have N64 and suck in Ps1 games and have 0 hopes of playing Ps2
>Regret
>Find Anbernic RG351P on your Polish amazon (allegro) for like 90$ and buy
>feel so stupid that you let your hopes get over common sense and researcher spirit

>>10766143
LOL OH NO THEY FUCKING DIDN'T

>>10766143
It's a meme that works tho. The RGB30 singlehandedly got people talking about PICO-8 AND 8:7 NES and SNES with its aspect ratio alone.

>>10766208
still triggers me when people throw nes in the 8:7 pile with snes. it's supposed to be 16:15, same as PCE.

What's the best vice grip to get for Android?

Right now I'm thinking it's between the Razer kishi V2 and the Gamesir X2S. Leaning more towards Gamesir because the Razer has joycon sticks. I want something that I could just leave attached to my phone at all times, compact and pocketable (big male jean pockets). I have a Galaxy S20FE rn (with a case, not too thin, nor too thick just average) but I might upgrade to a Zfold eventually at some point down the line. Either way I'm looking for a somewhat authentic feeling DS/3DS experience. So maybe something that could clamp onto the sides S20FE in portrait mode? Definitely gonna need an extra cable to go with either one, foldable or not.

>>10766019
CHADa DAMAGELYcorrupted your mind.

>>10766342
IN ENGLISH DOC?

>>10766343
how his sd card to get doing wii era and under

>>10766348
big meant

>>10765987
Despite the tiktok shills, its still a chinkheld.
>>10766259
Kishi 2 or the gamesur g8. For potrait mode ds, a bettrr option would be a cheap bluetooth controller like the flydigi wee2t or the m8. Only problem is dealing with extra bluetooth lag

This is /vr/? Why not just use your gameboy?

>>10766363
Because gameboy sucks and has no games?

>>10766374
>some chink product
>all discussion in thread isnt even /vr/ related
>"lol gameboy sucks"
Why is this allowed on /vr/? Is it a containment thread?

>>10766440
>GameBoy is the only retro handheld?!
>You're... playing PS1 and N64 games on handhelds?? NOT RETRO!!
>None of this is /vr/ related unless you're talking about the GameBoy and its games!!
The GameCube and PS2 are retro consoles, and they're what these handhelds are now trying to run affordably. Fuck off, kiddo.

>>10766474
Tbf, 6th gen disscusion sucks ass on /vr/ and its not like these threads talk about it that much anyway.

I LOVE VERTISLOP
I LOVE NOT HAVING TO LIFT MY CONSOLE SLIGHTLY HIGHER UP JUST TO LOOK AT THE SCREEN

>>10766474
NTA but I think it's more like, being on /vr/ and saying gameboy has no games is like being a music buff and saying the beatles have no good songs, or a movie buff who thinks there's no good black and white movies.

It's such a broad, core selection of retro gaming as a whole, I think it's fair to question why you'd be on a /vr/ thread if you dislike so many.

>>10766495
Vertikino CONTROLS these threads. Chinkheld? Ver t is the best. Jap? Vert is the best? Korea snd america? They have NO verts, that's why they lost!

>>10766474
>chink handheld
>nobody in thread discusses /vr/ games
>calls me kiddo
Lol. N64 and ps1 are good consoles btw

>>10766498
I mean, I can understand him in the sense that 90% of Game Boy games were just cut-down ports of SNES games on inferior hardware. I honestly think handhelds didn't gain their own identity until the GBC era.

>>10766507
>nobody in thread discusses /vr/ games
That's because the new op removed the old op format. I only think the gameboy sucks for its formfactor and chinkhelds would be better off if they dropped that completly.

>>10766508
There's a lot of shit on it for sure, but no games? Mario Land 1 and 2, Wario Land 1, Links Awakening, Pokemon Gen 1, Kirby's Dreamland 1 and 2, Metroid II, GB Donkey Kong, cmon.

>>10765971
Someone should take one apart and replace the body with a gba.

>>10766530
>Mario Land 1 and 2, Wario Land 1, Links Awakening, Pokemon Gen 1, Kirby's Dreamland 1 and 2, Metroid II, GB Donkey Kong, cmon.
Literally the only Game Boy exclusive you listed was Pokemon. That's my point; it's mostly just demakes of SNES games because the idea of playing SNES games on the go was as foreign to people back then as the idea of playing PS5 games on the go is to us now.

X19 might take some time to appear. Upon hearing it would be a good idea for the device to be comortable, the enginer pretty much want "Why didnt I think of that!?"
>>10766530
Mario land 1 is kinda ass. The wario games are golden though.

>>10766539
What's it like living with 75 IQ Mr "completely different games in the same series are cut down ports"?

>>10766539
>>10766549
Also Kirby was originally a Gameboy game, the NES game came after, so even by their own logic I don't know what they mean Pokemon was the only "exclusive"

>>10766539
I'm sorry, are you talking about exclusive games or exclusive franchises? Pretty retarded to demand the latter.

>>10766549
>>10766553
>>10766557
You're telling me that, if given the choice between the full-color NES/SNES version of Mario or Metroid or Kirby or whatever, and the green-and-light-green Game Boy version with a weird aspect ratio and more gameplay limitations, you would ever choose the latter? At the time ,when that was the only option, that made sense, but in the age of chinkhelds, when you can play full-on SNES games with zero compromises, why would you EVER play the demake?

>>10766569
Because they aren't demakes dumbshit. Please tell me what specific game Super Mario Land 2 is a demake of.

>>10766569
Do you think Minish Cap is a demake of Windwaker too?

>>10766580
Super Mario World 2, duh

>>10766589
Minish Cap is a GBA game, which is around the time where handheld games differentiated themselves as their own thing, so I don't get how that's relevant. Meanwhile, Link's Awakening is absolutely a demake of Link to the Past. Why would you play Link's Awakening when you can play Link to the Past on the exact same chinkheld nowadays?

>>10765971
I just got one about a month ago. I've beaten several games.that have haunted me since I was a kid on it. It's almost flawless. R and L buttons don't have a great position, I wish it could do one more generation of games, but whatever's. The dock and the pocket are such a fantastic combo. I use a DAC and run it to a CRT. I have the 8bit do arcade stick and an m30. Its a great little setup. For a guy like me who spends more time looking at vr than actually playing games it's great. I literally can't recommend it enough. I understand the appeal of traditional emulation but the pocket is just too easy to use, very little setup, games run mostly flawlessly, no need for runahead or bios files, the updater makes everything seemless. I use it more than the mister.

>>10766603
Damn, you actually baited me, good job

>>10766619
>dac into CRT
I’m interested. What’s the video quality like with this setup?

>>10766170
>>10766143

>>10766545
Just copy this, Chin. And make the top surface edges rounded.

Why dont people just diy a handheld and make it whatever way they want? Thats much cheaper and itd be more /vr/ than this.

gameboy is the best.

>>10766651
ADHD the Handheld

>>10766663
Genuine question, how can I make a good DIY handheld that can run GameCube for under $150

Coming from a MM+ which is a better upgrade? Retroid Pocket 4 Pro or Anbernic 556?

I'm mostly going to use it for PSP, Gamecube, and PS2.

>>10766690
Assuming you want to keep the Miyoo's portability, the RP4 Pro

>>10766663
DIY handheld’s aren’t cheaper at all, and 95% of the time they’re ultra shitty especially if you’re a poorfag with no clue what you’re doing.

>>10766690
Pocket 4 Pro easily. The 556 is more comparable to the base pro, but I'd even pick a base pro for the sake that Retroid has better controls and size.

>>10766663
Dude, at some time around i was able to configure Ubuntu server without GUI, but i don't have a slightest clue, how i would create such stuff. First of all tech away, we run into body creation, and most people aren't enthusiasts of creating this shit and spending shit ton of time calculating everything. Also, dude wdym "more /vr/" it's literally stands for "retro games", not for "electronic DIY engineer with time budget of an unemployed friend". Nuh uh

>>10766635


It seems to be fine, I actually haven't had any issues AFAIK with lag and stuff. I have a cheap DAC that was listed on retro RGB website. Apparently mileage may vary because the same product may have different internals. Mine seems to be working good so far. I was holding out for the analogue DAC but apparently it doesn't even have pocket support yet but it's coming allegedly. I have a GBS control that I cannot get working for the life of me. I mean I've beaten a few NES games on this setup so it can't be too bad, graphic quality great.

>>10766740

I now have my ps1 mini hooked up to.the same setup with an AV switcher and a DVD VHS combo. I just have to figure out how to get rid of the overscan on cores that don't support it.

>>10766723
>Also, dude wdym "more /vr/" it's literally stands for "retro games",not for "electronic DIY engineer with time budget of an unemployed friend
>in a new chinkshit general ran by shills.
at least the diy involves the real console.

>>10766672
An actual novel, and useful rotating screen for vertical tate mode and DS.

>>10766690
Depends on what you want. Rp4P is more powerful and has non fucked sticks, but the screen isn't that great and even now there's still QA issues with the trigger springs breaking.

556's biggest selling point is its oled. It's hard to go back to retroid and even ayn after playing on it. But anbernig quality control is ass and its not as powerful so you'll only be playing gc and ps2 at 1-1.5x.

Explain why you prefer sticks over sliders.

>>10766123
They spelled "colors" wrong.

daily reminder

>>10766158
Jfc anon you pick one you like the looks of and watch videos and talk about it on /hhg/ then rinse and repeat until you find one that's right, that's the process. Don't impulse buy. I almost went with some vertislop before /hhg/ talked into the RK2023.

>>10766845
Using a 1440p screen exclusively to play GBC/GBA games gives off the same vibes as those people who buy $100k, 8 foot tall pickup trucks just to drive around suburbs and strip malls.

>>10766474
>The GameCube and PS2 are retro consoles
No they fucking aren't, I don't care what the rules say.

>>10766851
You don't get to talk about overkill specs for old games when you're playing ps2 games at 6 times the resolution

>>10766857
The difference is 3D games can actually upscale, though. Super Mario Sunshine can be upscaled up to any resolution, but Link's gonna be 16x16 in Link's Awakening no matter how high res you render him.

>>10766569
>>10766603
>anime girl avatarfag pic
>garbage opinion
Better love story than Mario and Peach. When you have a chinkheld you can play every game, you finish one and want more of the same then there it is, feels great. Unfortunately you don't care about games but that's another issue entirely.

>>10766853
Sorry anon, but you're just getting old. Gamecube and PS2 are as old today as the SNES was when PS4/XBone came out

SNES (1990) to PS4 (2013) = 23 years
Gamecube (2001) to now (2024) = 23 years.

>>10766740
>spend every thread justifying your purchase by talking about the screen
>use a tv anyway
Anal Logshitters are the whole circus

>>10766740
This setup is genuinely retarded as fuck.

>>10766870
so?

>>10766865
Shaders are the 2D upscale.

>>10766878
Retro doesn't mean a specific date, it's a moving period as time continues. The SNES was considered retro even in the mid 2000s.

>>10766878
So if SNES was retro in 2013, Gamecube is retro today.

>>10766870
Retro is retro and 6th gen isn't retro. By your logic, 4chan posters can be oldfags if they've been here a set amount of time rather than simply if they were here at the start.

>>10766884
How new? As in, how new are you, specifically?

>>10766884
Unironically yes. That's how old people work dipshit.

>>10766882
>>10766883
Genuinely, leave this board.

>>10766882
wheover said when something turns a certain age it instantly turns retro

>>10766886
>"Leave this place" the child told the adults at the bar

>>10766884
Imagining this person in his thirties working at a restaurant.

"Sorry sir, you don't qualify for the senior discount. When I was growing up, seniors were born in the thirties, and since you were born in the fifties, you're not actually a senior."

>>10766890
The definition of retro.
Once something is two decades old, it's retro, bitch. Note I said something, not someone. You won't "become retro" when you turn 20.

>>10766885
Newer than you, faggot.

>>10766895
Obviously?

>>10766887
>>10766892
You will never be oldfags.

>>10766884
>Only people born before the year 2000 age
Okay kiddo

How the fuck is a console I played in elementary school "retro"? Sneedleleetledee

>>10766902
>>10766886
Imagine having so little going on in your life that you gatekeep the title of "4chan oldfag" just to feel some semblance of seniority over others.

>>10766905
Time passes.

>>10766905
They didn't just stop teaching you how to read analogue clocks, they straight up never taught you the concept of passing time.

>>10766880
RGB30 + dot shader is all you need

The people in this thread trying to convince themselves that 24 year old video games still count as modern

>>10766905

>>10766908
Time is a concept made up by humans.

>>10766906
Imagine being this mad that you got called out for being an eternal 2016 newfag.
>>10766905
Even if you played gamecube and ps2 as a kid, they still aren't retro no matter what people here say.

>>10766842
That's the White spelling, niggy.

>>10766938
When will they be retro then?

>>10766946
Never.

>>10766946
If/when VR takes off maybe? There'd need to be some noteworthy innovation.

>>10766946
Right now

>>10766952
I'd argue "modern" gaming's significantly different enough to make that distinction. Gameplay often has focus on online elements, we've made the gap between small and AAA releases absolutely massive, "games as a service".

So I GUESS the gamesir x2, uab c both the older and newer model have a use case; for flip phones? Rgc's last video about it made a little sense I guess. But personally, ive no flip phone, never will so it's whatever to me. I will acknowledge it's niche case use I suppose. But nothing beats the galileo G8. I will say this after like an hour or two of gameplay my hands cramp up a little but I feel like that's fair play considering the length of time and that a 3 or 4 hour sesh with no breaks is a bit much for me. I will also state that the X2 blue tooths are still fantastic and serve me well for my other handheld for gba and snes and whatnot.

>>10766951
Retro was coined as a phrase meaning "older" back in the 70's. By your logic, since the time period that defines "retro" can never change, then the NES doesn't count as retro.

>>10766960
Until media moves on from the early 2010s, the cultural meaning of retro will stay the same.

>>10766956
Weird how the GBA is also considered 6th gen, and yet there’s not a single person on earth who wouldn’t consider THAT a retro console.

"Who Cares?" I THOUGHT TO MYSELF AS THESE MFs DERAILED DEEPLY INTO THE WOODS. All I knew is that my Persona I playthrough had been lots of fun and while I dropped FFVI I might pick it up again later. Really come to appreciate games like super puzzle fighter and shmups such at times for when I don't have a lot of extra focus for something story driven.

>>10766963
We went from DVD's and flipphones to streaming services and iphones, how much more of a shift do we need

>>10766964
You're so close to getting it.

>>10766964
It only *looks* retro because it's a handheld, it came out in 6th gen so that's what it is. Do you call Undertale a NES game because of how it looks?

>>10766965
As old and basic as they are, the game and watch games are super fun time-killers. The galleries for GB/GBA are bangers.

>>10766968
We need games to not look like 6th gen but slightly smoother

>>10766980
If retro is entirely a matter of "vibes", then wouldn't half of indie games count, since so many go for those vibes?

>>10766984
You can't deny that major advancements had been made all the way up to gen 6 then things slowed to a crawl. After that only handhelds made major advancements and all they were doing was catching up to console gen 6.

>>10767003
I think you're mostly right, but I'd argue that slow started with Gen 7. The jump from 6 to 7 saw tons of advancements in things like open worlds, online, the standardization of things like digital downloads and wireless peripherals, and the jump from SD to HD. I'll grant you it wasn't a huge jump, but I'd argue it was as big a jump as say, NES to SNES.

"Retro feel" is as rerarded as "game feel".

>>10767014
I'd compare it more to NES/SMS to Genesis but I see your point.

LATEST POWKIDDY HANDHELD CHIP REVEAL

I’m increasingly bothered by the increasing amount of anime avatarfagging of this thread.

stop me from getting an FPGBC just to play dragon quest 3

>>10767121
Just play the remaster on Switch

>>10767121
The HD-2D remake is gonna come out aaaaaannnnnyyyyy day now.

>>10766109
i'm not sure how feasible a handheld fpga that can do up 5th gen is, or at least one the size of the pocket (i'm assuming this falls under "much needed improvements" since it's frequently decried as one of its big lacks), but you can bet your ass it would cost several hundred dollars

>You can't buy a purple Odin 2
>you need the Pro model to get a different color scheme than black

Does this mean the base model never had alternative colors to begin with? Are they just currently out of stock?
I don't get it.
What was originally a 299$ purchase is rapidly approaching the 450$ mark (with shipping, taxes and this Pro extra) and I'm honestly not willing to waste so much money on this.
On the other hand, I do want the purple model. Do I need to wait for it to restock or something?

>>10767154
Either wait, get black, or get a Deck

>>10767154
>Man discovers the chink trap for the first time

>>10767158
>I wait
>by the time they restock it, it's not on "sale" anymore
>it ends up costing like the Pro model on sale anyways

Wouldn't that be hilarious?

>>10767173
It's your choice to make

>>10765995
Theyve been better about it recently. Infact they were in stock all month last month, I almost impulse bought one because I had been waiting for so long but I sat on it for a couple weeks. They were still in stock as of last week and I pulled the trigger. Finally got it and love it the screen is awesome and worth the hype. The accessories are a scam though unless youre some faggot that insists on using cartridges, I just loaded up the sd card with cores and fullsets and called it a day.

>>10767182
>>10767161
Yeah I'm not willing to get scammed like that.
I'll wait and see if they lower the price.

Is the ARC-D/353PS my only options for actually comfortable to hold handhelds before I start to get into the $150+ range?

>>10766876
Works great for me.

i don't like when he opens with a video of his face
for a so/yboy he's kinda scary

>>10767253
You play the first levels of Contra and Street Fighter a billion times and see how mentally well it leaves you.

>>10767248
The RP2S is decent with the grip, there might be a cheaper grip on etsy though.

I have a miyoo mini plus, it can handle DS games surprisingly, though obviously only one screen, pixels not scaled perfectly, and a little frameskip. Is it worth it to try and mod my "new 2DS XL" for playing original DS games?

Still waiting for that clamshell handheld.

>>10765749
What's the best horizontal handheld for 2D systems?

>GameSir is a real company name

>>10767262
absolutely, 3ds family consoles are braindead easy to hack

>>10767089
Hhg FEARS the 66
>>10767253
He looked better without the beard. Still better than the other two faggots.

>>10767257
Eta dpad tested that dreamcast street fighter close to 1000 times and you don't see him complaining, Assuming he's not ai
>>10767271
The x19, the retroid flop 2 or the miyoo flip?

>>10767274
RK2023 or RGB30

>>10767331
Ayaneo, actually

>>10767262
Yeah, 3ds series are extremely easy to hack and install games on, there's even a pirate eshop to directly download games to the console

I asked here for a rec to get a secondary handheld while I'm at work. I went with the Powkiddy V90 and I love it so much bros. It's small and it's absolutely perfect for what I need, plus the removable battery is great. I only play GB/C Pokémon romhacks tho.

Sticks are superior to d-pad in every situation and should always placed on top.

There, I said it.

>>10767368
For systems that handle 6th gen and onwards just fine, sure. For rk3566 and under, why even bother?

>>10767237
I just bought the black. I'm pretty sure the original run was only ever offered in black so you have to fork up an extra $70 if you want the pro. Personally I just went with the base because the pro is equivalent to a refurbished lcd deck and it no longer makes sense pricewise.

>>10767375
It plays better in any case. Retards get obsesed by d-pads when arcade and half of old machines did use sticks.
D-pads was just a way of saving cost and increase durablility

>>10767395
Arcade sticks and analog sticks aren't even the same thing. Just split the difference and use the powkiddy a30

>>10766619
Why did you get the dock if you already have a mister?

>>10767395
It's ironic how sticks have slowly been phased out even though it made a big jump back during the rise of the FGC. Everyone plays on pad or hitbox nowadays. I'm don't really play fightan vidya, but I suspect that means sticks were never that good designwise.

>>10766692
>>10766709
>>10766838

Thanks for the input. Are most PS2 and GC games good out of the box with it or do i still need to tweak them? Mostly going to play RPGs in it.

>>10767392
Well they lost me then.
If the base model had the transparent variant too, I'd buy it. If the Pro model had no transparent variant, I'd buy a black base model.

By requiring me to pay 70$+ for a different piece of plastic (which is probably even cheaper than the base one, let's be honest) they fully alienated me as a customer. They basically set up a scenario where I'm a fool no matter what I buy.

>>10767547
I agree. They're being massive jews. I only bought it because I don't think black looks that bad even if I prefer the other variants and this is basically my "end game" device meant to last forever. My next handheld will probably be a umpc so I can play PC games too, but only once they stop sucking ass (Deck is too large/heavy and rog ally has really bad battery).

>>10767490
RP4P? You'll be able to play pretty much everything upscaled 2x with no tweaking. Although I think someone said there's that 1% of sports/racing games like Gran Turismo 4 that don't run perfectly.

556 can also run most games, but only at 1x to 1.5x. There may also be issues on the harder to run games so you might need to do some tweaking like frame skips.

I'd recommend watching this guy's streams if you want to get an idea of how the emulators run on each handheld. He doesn't play through the entire games obviously, but he does take requests and you can get a good idea of the capabilities of each system. I like watching him because he's an autist that is willing to stream for 1-2 hours at a time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyqeBkkpv8I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rBw7KcCF6I&t=5750s

>>10767451
I wouldn't say that sticks are dying, it's just that a lot of people have switched over to hitbox/leverless, as it's better in some circumstances.

Anyways, unless you're in the top 5%, controller choice is really just preference.

Are you retarded niggers really still shilling the PS2 on ARM bullshit?
It's a dead fucking emulator.

>What is nether2sx

Any news about the flipflop yet?

>>10767624
It helps retro gay corps advertise...I mean review the chinese brick that is mailed to him

>>10767631
What part of not in development anymore do you not understand?
phone apps completely break when google decides to fuck with android or a chink gpu driver does weird shit.

>>10767253
Same, I feel the same way about Retro Dodo too

Just show us the handhelds, not a face

>snoy
>tranny
>sneed
>etc
>Arguing whether Sixth gen is retro or not
Jesus fucking Christ, it's like these past two or three threads have been a dedicated /v/ daycare. Grow the fuck up.

what's the closest thing to Dark Souls I can get running on this sumbitch?

>>10767723
sm64

>>10765596
>Don't care about trackpads or backpaddles. Rarely used em when I had the Deck.
Not only that makes me doubt you ever played one, I question you having used backpaddles at all. They're life changing.

>Steam Deck struggles hard with modern titles. Everyone will tell you its weaker than the Ally.
Only once you go beyond 15W and with terrible returns, Deck and Ally are not significantly different in raw performance even then.

>It's just a simple case of downloaded an .exe/zip file then running the launcher. Can't do that on the Deck without additional steps.
Yes, you can, the overwhelming majority of games require no setup at all. Windows is a frankenstein stack of desktop, taskbar and several different software, the fact you spend less time on desktop under Linux is ridiculous.

>Ally works right out of the box.
It doesn't.

>Once you set up steam big picture and armory crate, it is infinitely more a "console-like experience" than the Deck will ever be.
Even Allyfags will tell you Armory Crate is terrible and recommend Handheld Companion and others. I distinctly recall early adopters outright uninstalling it and the failed attempts to debloat Windows.

>>10767253
>>10767657
Zoomers are social addicts despite having no social life.

>>10767723
Switch Dark Souls at 15fps crashing on bonfires.

https://youtu.be/1XI-8aJ3rJw?t=555

>>10767624
>PS2 is dead on ARM
>now Switch is too
>Emulation Station can't even get on a store
I'm about to just get an x86

>>10767754
>Emulation Station
The android version is dogshit, I will stay on daijishou

>>10767754
There are much better reasons to go x86, Android ES-DE is still going on patreon or whatever, but yeah, emulation on x86 will always be superior.

>>10766101
I don't get the "omg, it plays le real catridges!!" meme. So what? I have GB cartridges lying around too and I couldn't give less of a shit about the slot. Are people to dumb to download a GB romset? What do they think is on the cartridge?

I could at least understand it if the analogue was a carbon copy of real hardware in terms of form factor, design etc. But it is anything but. At that point who cares if it plays physical carts?

>>10767754
I just need a steam deck not designed for gabe newell's hands and I'll be golden

>>10767752
yes obviously I don't mean actually the real dark souls

>>10767726
you're a bad person

>>10766170
time to shmup!

>>10766646
LMAO

>>10767752
I'm about ten years past the zoomer mark but you are right about the no social life

Cheapest way to portably play PS2 games?

I'm having a really hard time finding a way to play childhood PS2 games :c

>>10766170
At that rate they may as well throw Android on it and turn it into a phone.

>>10767810
RP4 PRO but you will regret more sooner than later how small the screen is

>>10767815
There seems to be a D900 and a D1100? I don't know what the difference is. Also:

Can you play while it's plugged into the wall?
Does it run the games at 30FPS or whatever they're meant to be? I'm retarded

>>10767754
>>10767761
>>10767763
If you need a frontend for your bingbing games you need to kys
just fucking use retroarch like a normal person
who gives a fuck what the menu looks like
play the damn game

>>10767774
Anbernig's x86 handheld was a failure, so maybe retroid or ayn can do it?
>>10767848
>Retardarch
Standalone BITCH! What? Simply opening an emulator that just werks is too much for you? Lmao! You were legit born retarded.

>>10767853
Ayn already has an x86 handheld, the Loki.

>>10767668
I noticed this tends to happen in /vr/ when the gamefuckboi gets slightly insulted in any way. These past threads have been a tad more hectic lately in general though.

>>10767858
The Loki is amazing but quite expensive

>>10766938
Dude, PS2 was 24 fucking years ago, this shit is older than most of the Tide capsule eaters, anyway, go fuck yourself

>>10767810
Maybe a phone with a telescopic controller? The moto g stylus 2023 is 80 on tracfone and has a snapdragon 6 gen 1. Only good for light switch shit, but great for 6th gen.

>>10767837
>There seems to be a D900 and a D1100? I don't know what the difference is.
The D1100 has a slightly but noticeable performance on ps2 and GC games

>Can you play while it's plugged into the wall?
I you are not going to play anything too demanding as to avoid overheating, yes

>Does it run the games at 30FPS or whatever they're meant to be? I'm retarded
Take a look
>https://youtu.be/5Rv2kop5Rsw?si=utYieUEZH1HwY_sh

>10767837
>There seems to be a D900 and a D1100? I don't know what the difference is.
Pro is faster, non-Pro is about RP3+ level. You care about PS2, you want the wiggle room of the Pro.

>Can you play while it's plugged into the wall?
Yes, but that's bad.

>Does it run the games at 30FPS or whatever they're meant to be?
When you set them up correctly (and there's no chip/driver oddity getting in the way introducing glitches or somehow hindering performance, though that's rare). Keep in mind PS2 development on Android is currently dead, though its current state is decent.

Also listen to that guy and check retrosizer before deciding, it's a small handheld for today's standards.

>I'm retarded
Don't feel bad, the guy below you is worse.

>>10767853
Nah, they need bulk orders to make it affordable and no one seems concerned about matching inputs, I assume that's what anon meant by namedropping the Deck.

Speaking of which, did you guys hear Ayaneo backpedaled completely on HoloISO (which they previously announced as actual SteamOS)? Funny stuff.

https://twitter.com/AYANEO__/status/1750393456789430320

>>10767768
>Are people too dumb to like my personal preferences?
I guess?

>>10767768
You tell us, you paid extra for that. As I recall, you couldn't even load roms for months.

>>10767810
PCXS2.

>>10767723
bloodborne ps1 demake

>>10765749
I don't know who this guy is but the thumbnail is legitimately funny to me. Every time I see it I giggle. Thanks OP

>>10767958
how much space for Odin should I get doing wii and under

>>10767969
No clue but make sure you use *.rvz files and not bin and cue or something else

>>10767913
how is it a matter of preference when the cartridge slot literally does nothing?

>>10767930
Is it actually the full game or just some meme shit?

Reading about the shoulder buttons on the Miyoo Mini + and it kinda makes me regret ordering it now. Are the buttons trash quality or just in an uncomfortable position? How shit will it be to play say Wipeout XL or CPS2 fightans on a MM+?

>>10767557
>Deck is too large/heavy
Nope

>>10768023
>racing and arcade fighters
wew lad. the only genre slightly passable on vertislop is jarpigs.

>>10768023
>Are the buttons trash quality or just in an uncomfortable position?
They are very uncomfortable to use

>How shit will it be to play say Wipeout XL or CPS2 fightans on a MM+?
Quite miserable

>>10768029
>>10768032
Well shit.

>>10767723
Zelda Twilight Princess lmfao

>>10767882
You don't get to have opinions on things that came out before you were born. Inb4 you larp as being older than 18.

>>10767994
>how is it a matter of preference
Because your whole post was about how you personally do not understand the AP's appeal, not a list of objective faults and reasons some specific alternative is better.

The year is 2024 and people are still buying chinkhelds without analog sticks to play systems after SNES.

>>10768023
If you're buying a vertislop you're doing so for mainly 2d platformers and rpgs. You must be some kind of masochist to want to play stuff reminding analog sticks or triggers.

>>10768052
What chinkhelds? I can count stickless chinkhelds with one hand, we need more of them if anything.

>>10768060
This, so much this

>>10768049
the "objective fault" is that the slot is utterly useless, hence my inability to understand why people obsess over it. it could be completely decorational and it wouldn't make a difference - why is it so important to stick an additional piece of plastic in there.

I have an AP and I get the "appeal". but the slot ain't it.

>>10768065

>>10768023
it's mostly the position

the inner ones are much more comfortable to rest your fingers on so they're serviceable enough for snes/gba etc, can't say i've ever tried to play games that use all four

>>10767301
Its from Mainland China, though.

>>10766139
>>10766143
For those of you with handhelds with two thumbsticks on the bottom, are they even usable? Seems like that would be terribly uncomfortable.

On the topic of Android PS2 emulation being kill if you check the Android Emulation reddit you will see why, the most insufferable user base on earth.

Reddit usually has the hecking toxic positivity but all of them are insanely negative and ignorant about even basic shit

>>10768172
I find my vita quite useable. Although, I’m thinking about modding a switch grip so it’s more comfy for longer sessions

>>10768172
It's not great, but I can deal with light gameplay on the 353V. I'll take that over a 3DS situation where the d-pad is completely unusable without a grip.

>>10768176
Hate to be the devil's avocado, but that's just anything involving phones at all.

>>10768172
I think most people that get invested enough to play dual analogue get a grip

>>10768176
Good. Android emulation is for zoomers and casuals with phones, always has been and always will be.

>game gear micro
Alright, what’s the deal with this little shit. Is it actually playable? I use my gameboy micro fairly frequently.

>>10768176
>if you check the Android Emulation reddit
Good thing I have never done and never will do that but you do you

>>10768181
I'm thinking about hunting for a good L2/R2 grip for my Vita 2k. A 1k grip if I get a 3G Vita to mod as well I guess.

>>10768223
Nah I don't think it is unfortunately. Shame because it does look really cool. A Powkiddy Q36 probably works better as a GG Micro that is actually playable.

>>10768198
It's true. ANY phone related subreddits except blackberry and dumbphones have the most bizarre retards I've ever seen
>>10768220
L*nux lost. Keep coping.
>Leh zoomers
Android chinkhelds were SHILLED before you were born, russ.

>>10768236
>l2/r2
Best one is the hori grip, but you probably already know that. It’s retardedly expensive and has been for years and years.

>>10768259
Sadly yeah. I've got a sizable physical collection, so maybe a Hori is worth the cost. I'll check Ebay.

>>10768026
Indeed, I see no issue

>>10768271
Steamchads, we know what we're wearing to go out today.

Seriously though, you don’t really play your game system in random public spaces, do you? I could see it on a plane ride, or in the train or something, but outside of that…

You only emulate game ROMs that you've purchased and own, right?

>>10768305
>You only emulate game ROMs that you've purchased and own, right?

>>10768305
Another Switch family pass member, I see.

>>10768302
I don't even play games, I just buy devices and tinker with them. Games are for children.

>>10768271
>10 unnecessary inventions

>>10768253
>censoring Linux
What's your problem. You say they lost,but HOW, nignog?

>>10768327
>Says he has a "games, at least the electronic ones are for children"
>goes to a vidya board.
Boy are you a compulsive hypocrite.

Got my first chinkheld, the R36S. Looks pretty neat.
>>10768172
Feels ok on my limited playtime on the R36S.
>>10768317
Every single one of them!

>>10768348
Just because you're a boy it doesn't mean everyone else here is, kiddo.

>>10768082
>i don't think the pocket has any appeal, personally
>>FUCK YOU I LIKE IT SO YOU'RE JUST A MALDING TROLL

>>10768356
>kiddo
>me
You are WRONG, shitbag darkie.

>>10768361
>personally
So you admit you were bullshitting when you pretended it wasn't about preference or personal taste

>>10768361
>it angers and confuses me that others want something that I don’t want.
strawberry ice cream isn’t my favorite

>>10767723
Kings field
>>10768017
Not the full game but shockingly good, dev was making bloodborne kart but A
Sony DMCAd it

>>10767189
neat, what cores can you play on it now? I've said this before but I kinda like the idea of only playing cartridges I find at garage sales and second hand stores.

>>10767253
he is ex-military

>>10768302
I play one handed on the bus.
I'm disabled & banned from driving, people really, really refuse to move out of the accessibility seats. I would really rather be reading and I used to but it's a waste of time carrying an ebook or a book around.

>>10768376
>it angers and confuses me that others want something that I don’t want.
Yeah, we can see that.

>>10768394
>ex-military
O really?

>>10765749
I think I'll bite the bullet and get my 1st tablet, a telescopic controller to go along with it, and the other things I need to make it more like a laptop or desktop when needed, like a mouse, keyboard, adapters, etc. My main hobbies are drawing and video games/emulation, so it just seems like the perfect all in one solution for me going forward. Does anyone here use a tablet with a controller?

I'll probably go for an used Samsung one that I'd grab for cheap if I can find good offers, 4GB RAM should be enough for the stuff I want to emulate afterall. What's the IPEGA PG-9083s like, anons?

>>10768429
Sometimes, but I keep it all small and sleek.

>>10768409
yes retired at master chief for naval intelligence.
Why are you mad janny? Not allowed to talk about russ?

Why was Russ pic post and my question about him being military deleted?

>>10768223
The only playable handheld in this nano handheld family, like the FunKey S, RG Nano, and Game Gear Micro, is the GKD Pixel. But they're all very expensive, run on teensy little 1:1 screens that are impossible to read text on outside of GB and GBC RPGs, and they cost twice as much as a $40-50 handheld that can play every game they can, infinitely better, in a GameBoy Pocket form factor.

Any good CFW for RG35XX Plus or stick with latest ofw?

>>10768547
Hopefully Garlic OS will come, and ArkOS head Dev will change his mind or jump off a building for someone else to lead.

>>10768394
Weird post to delete. He talks about it a lot.

>every post critical of the analogue pocket is mysteriously gone

>>10768302
Playing my babby games on the flight to my second ski holiday of the year was one of the most pleasurably autistic moments of 2022

>>10768429
Get a Lenovo tab m10 plus 3rd gen
Has an actually good screen, a headphone jack and msd slot, and is cheap right now

I have been looking at tablets for a while and am probably going to buy one if I can't snipe an S7+ on eBay sometime this week

>>10768547
MinUI

>>10768581
Janitor or maybe even one of the mods could be an analouge freak.

>>10768342
>How
Let's see... SHIT standalone emus. Tend to look WORSE than android chinkhelds... Most are powSHITTY!

>>10768581
>>10766845

>>10768429
Get the Surface Duo or a Tab S series

>>10768397
>"reading is a waste of time" said the gamer

>>10768448
Disgusting

>>10768708
THINK OF THE ADVERTISERS

@mods @fbi

>>10766123
>>10766126
Just get the RG35XX-H

>>10768881
Buttons aren't nearly what I want them to be, I want the phat DS's d-pad and buttons specifically and Anbernic's suck.

>>10768962
The Trimui Smart Pro’s buttons are actually pretty close to that in feel

While waiting for my RP4P to arrive, I'm building my ROM library in anticipation. I'm checking out some games on CDRomance since I would like to try out some more obscure games. Am I correct in assuming that for SNES, GBA, and PS1 games on there it's just a simple case of downloading the file and it can run in retroarch? Or will I have to go through multiple steps with patching ROM headers and stuff? If so I might not just bother.

>>10769195
There are a lot of pre-patched roms on CDR which I've always thought was based. All you need to do is extract the files. CDR got BTFO recently and had to move their stock elsewhere but it should be simple to get there I think.

>>10769195
from experience, some rom hacks didnt show up using a regular folder or file scan but would work if i manually loaded the content then favorited it (go go ackman for example). but i didnt bother tinkering because i just wanted to PLAY SOME FUCKING GAMES

Is there a handheld that can:
>run old vidya, ps1 and n64 in particular (n64 optional) without pushing the hardware too much or stuttering
>have av-out, particularly composite or s-video; having some sort of av-out dock is fine too, preferable even
>can connect to a wireless controller like the dual shock 3, or a wired controller
>over 2 hours of battery life
>can play HEVC encoded video (optional)

I realize most of this can be done with a psp or a raspberry pi, sans the n64 stuff, but I'm curious if there's a sort of drop in replacement; some type of hardware you just buy, play on the bus, hook up to your CRT at home, put all your games on it and don't think about it anymore.
Pic somewhat related.

>>10769210
Imo just get a RP2S and an hdmi to composite adapter for it or something

>>10769210
I've seen SwitchRes get brought up to Linux chinkheld devs once, but they don't seem interested in the slightest. Simply converting from a modern res like anon suggests will look like ass.

Turns out the N64 core on retroarch works way better than the standalone emulator on android, wew lad

>>10768651
>SHIT Standalone Emus
Not exactly all of them.
>tend to look worse than android chinkhelds
Opinion.
>Most ARE POWSHITTY
How many?
Whatever, Handheld Warring Nignog.

>>10769210
Just get something with a digital video out and use a converter

>>10769210
Unironically a steam deck.
USB-C Display Alternate mode can natively carry RGB VGA, and from there you just need a VGA to SCART/Component adapter and CRT Emudriver.

>>10769296
Which chinkheld? That's not normally the case in my experience, sadly.

>>10769306
Are you sure it can do low dotclock from that? Interesting if so, just found a use for my Deck when it's retired.

>>10769296
That's been my experience too, with settings tweaks to get the most out of it that I can. The only problem I have on the 405M is I have to launch it from Retroarch instead of from Daijisho like everything else but PS2.

>>10767723
On a D1100 running Exagear or Winlator or some compatibility layer thingy? Maybe Prepare to die edition might work. I got it working on a toaster so who knows. The D900 could play Skyrim on the original Odin.

>>10769213
>>10769282
>>10769302
>>10769306
I'm surprised there's nothing to fit that particular niche, despite how many different handhelds are being made.
I own several converters from vga & hdmi to both composite and s-video and there's something about the way they carry over to a CRT tv that feels dissatisfying to me. I would therefore like to avoid that option. Unless there's "better" ones out there that don't feel that way...?
I usually use a pc with an older gpu that natively outputs s-video, as well as a raspberry pi 3 for composite. I generally avoid RGB, even though one of my tvs has SCART, because it makes the pixels too crisp for my tastes.
I was mostly wondering if there's something like a psp + psp2tv (old product), already put together. I've been considering to mod a raspberry pi, add a screen, battery and 3d printed shell + buttons to it, and using its regular composite out with a wireless controller for when I'm at home. But that would take a while and probably won't be very ergonomic, compared to something made professionally.
Sorry for the blogpost.

>>10769317
>Which chinkheld?
Odin 2

>The only problem I have on the 405M is I have to launch it from Retroarch instead of from Daijisho like everything else but PS2
Funny enough I can launch it from daijisho without any problem

>>10768613
Oddly enough the up counter has disappeared.

>>10769317
>Are you sure it can do low dotclock from that?
Well... theoretically. Maybe. You couldn't use CRT Emudriver though. You'd have to use some autistic esoteric xrandr linux based method.
I haven't tried getting a setup like this to work, although some people have allegedly done it. Maybe.

The easiest thing to do would be to pick up a cheap pc for your home setup and use syncthing to get saves on your deck or whatever handheld you end up getting.

>>10767930
Holy fucking sovl

>>10769410
>Funny enough I can launch it from daijisho without any problem
Rub it in why don't you

Why can't they make a chinkheld that just works? Every time I reasearch one I like I discover it has a flaw that would make it cumbersome to use.
>Pocket 2S: no heatsink, heats up on long sessions
>Pocket 4 Pro: shoddy quality overall
>RG35XX+: uncomfortable for long sessions, shoddy os
>RGB20S/X: (apparently) not powerful enough to play N64 without issues

>>10769531
get a steam deck, they're made in china

>>10767723
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNhaRAksYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DdYO6lV0GM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe363jZjRuQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8KtX6vuKac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUj8gpgslXI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHqqe7Cg3R4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqD0W11LGJ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_HD_KL4Gog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chKiGFHsnIc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Po9oD41To
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxJau_2joM4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INHZyMTXdk0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrvnpFCcZeA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6C5mZvanFU

>>10769491
Idk what to tell you man, I just setup the core and make daijishou launch it just like with NES/SNES/GBA/ARCADE games
The core i'm using is Mupen64Plus-Next GLES3 and the default player on daijisho is 129 - n64 - RetroArch - mupen64_plus_next_gles3

>>10767853
I'm waiting for the Powkiddy X86...

>>10767723
Pascal's wager?
>>10769531
Powkiddy seems comitted on making the x19 comfortable, but they seem just as comitted on keeping the chip a secret. I dont know either. It's cleary the t820 or another unisoc

>>10769641
how much space to get doing Wii era and under

>>10769407
Unfortunately what you're asking for doesn't really exist, since most of the people that use CRTs don't emulate, since they're going for "authenticity". What you're asking for is a niche of a niche of a niche

So it's pretty much settled that the FPGBC is superior to the analog pocket right?

>>10769598
I was just kidding

>>10769647
Two gigabytes

>17 more days until it finally arrives
I just wanna play videogames while laying down...

>>10769647
256gb should do you as long as you aren't gonna iso hoard. That said, a good way to do the math is average GC game is 1gb, average PS2 and Wii is 4gb. It's not accurate but it's a safe way to estimate.

>>10769598
>daijishou
disgusting frontend tranny

>>10769734
stuff from here collecting as much stuff as i can https://vsrecommendedgames.fandom.com/wiki/V/%27s_Recommended_Games_Wiki

>>10768023
>>10768034
shoulders on vertislops are a meme to begin with so i'd rather them be discretely designed like the miyoo ones versus the autism hilt on the anbernigs as it's infinitely sleeker and more pocketable

the inputs on the miyoos are a strong suit but that's within the confines of what's achievable with a game boy-style layout yknow, expecting any bit of ergonomics to utilize those 4 back buttons regularly in play was a mistake though

regardless i do genuinely like the mini and mini plus

>>10769734
how much space for saves

>>10769734
Realistically no amount of saves should ever take up more than a gig. Keep in mind the average memory card for these kinds of systems was 8mb

>>10769859
>>10769861
Sorry, replied to wrong post

>>10768708

I've only had mine for a month or so but I don't have this issue. I also rarely run carts at all and just use open fpga. Worst thing about it are the R&L buttons being in a weird spot, volume power buttons being nearly identical and sharp seams on the plastic. That's as critical as I can be. Honestly, it's still a home run, I use my pocket more than my consoles at this point, with the dock it's incredible.

>>10769550
That first video of Ds2 is on a Moto g200 Snapdragon 888.
Similar to D1100 but scores vary though.

https://versus.com/en/mediatek-dimensity-1100-vs-qualcomm-snapdragon-888

https://nanoreview.net/en/soc-compare/qualcomm-snapdragon-888-plus-vs-mediatek-dimensity-1100

It isn't best optimized, but it could be playable. Ds1 is smaller too.

Can Odin 2 on the winlator play older pc games then? Like maybe Diablo 2 or Age of Empires 2?

>>10769550
Some of the chips involved have benchmark scores in the 30's and one here was using a SD 8 gen 1 , perhaps a little reductive but generally useful as a gauge.
d900: 43
d1100: 59 (The last vid in the first group is a SD870: 59 to give a similar impression of performance.)
SD 8 gen 1: 81 (DS2 ran smoothly, so should work on Odin 2:))

>>10769897
They work on dosbox on much weaker and less expensive devices, so Odin 2 should be no problem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46R_EAW8dsc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb8DliY40Ls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7otfGSdG-M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0PTt22JT6w

Even online in Diablo 2-
https://magicbox.imejl.sk/forums/topic/diablo-2-bought-from-battlenet-com-on-magic-dosbox/

Do you ever use your chinkheld for stuff other than gaming?

>>10768810
nice self-awareness

>>10769995
What else would I use it for?

>>10769995
I sometimes use my chinkheld to look up hentai pics and masturbate if I don't have my phone on hand for whatever reason.

>>10770010
If it's android you could watch or listen to stuff or just browse the web

>>10770015
True, though it's usually more easy/comfortable to just use the phone for that kinda thing

>>10770018
Chinkhelds are cheaper so I figured some might have alternate uses for them, even the RG Nano markets itself as an mp3 player.

>>10770023
I can see why some would like to do that, but for me, the whole appeal of these little gizmos is the fact that they're dedicated game devices. The most non-gaming stuff I use with my retroid is discord, and that's mainly just as a quick and dirty way to move my screenshots off the system

>>10768023
Playing anything that requires frequent usage of back buttons on a vertical handheld is shit.
If you plan on playing such games, return that thing.

>>10769668
>can't even properly integer scale the one system it runs

i guess it's alright if you *really* need something that'll play carts on a budget, otherwise i'm not sure why you wouldn't just go full chinkheld at that point

Still top dog when it comes to sub $15 cheap boys, I really wish something more premium had the EXACT SAME shell and buttons, just with a second analog stick. No, the rg353p is NOT close just because it vaguely has the SNES controller shape.

>>10770169
it does a 4x integer scale though?

>>10770286
Issue overall seems to be screen size, the entire thing loses its ergonomics once you try to use a decently sized screen. But there's still other issues like the rg353p tiny baby buttons just being smaller, repainted Anbernic face buttons instead of the SNES styled ones with two concave and two convex.

>>10770286
>6000+ games
Let me guess, you need more?

>>10769995
i'm cool with android chinkhelds as then i use them as my casting device since airplay is shit

>>10769785
Got a problem with launchers? Simbitch?

>>10770287
which doesn't use the whole screen, that's what i meant by "properly"

i mean i get it - off-the-shelf parts, whatever, just flares up my autism a lot worse than if it were any old multi-system device

>retroarch settings
>video
>screen size
>full
Yep, it's retro gaming time.

>>10769668
>FPGBC
I really want one but I don't have cartridge autism so it virtually doesn't offer me anything beyond the screen and better form factor than my MM+

>>10769668
I don't have an analogue.
I just got my FPGBC kit yesterday and built it.
I don't care about the practicality of playing carts vs emulating.
I bought it because I like bare metal, and I think FPGA is a neat technology.
Here I will list some of my points of notice:
Their case feels very good. From the outside, indistinguishable from OEM besides some of the color ways.
Assembly was very easy.
With the battery in, it feels damn near identical to a GBC in weight and balance.
Nice fresh cartridge slot lets even my grimiest oldest carts pick up on the first try.
There is some jank with the GBC core when using a GB game and doing the button combo pallette select. It seems to make the system go into a bootloop requiring a restart. GBC pallettes are unusable for me. You can still use the pallettes that you select from the OSD when in GB mode.
There is some whining coming from the speaker or headphones even at 0 volume. It might be firmware. I didn't notice it when I first tested it, before I updated to latest firmware.
The speaker is also vibrating at mid to high volumes. could be installer error. I will need to check my work.
It lacks IR LEDs and receivers so IR won't work. I have never used IR in 25 years so this doesn't bother me. Curiously there are holes on the PCB for the sensor and LED but no components populated.
It plays things well.
The screen is beautiful and I like the integer scaled mode with the pixel mask, looks very close to what I'd imagine an enlarged, backlit original GBC screen would have looked like.
7/10 don't regret this purchase. If it didn't have the couple of issues I mentioned above I would give it 10/10.

>>10770692
that's a lot of words to say absolutely nothing.

THE ANALOG STICKS ARE
TOO
SHORT!!!!

>>10770802
Why does this guy have to put his face out there so much? Feels he's been doing it more often lately too.

>>10770807
i know rite

>>10770802
That's one of his only legitimate complaints though. Fuck the Switch stick clones chink companies all use, they suck.

>>10770802
This guy has tiny hands.
You cannot trust his opinion on anything to do with ergonomics, buttons or sticks. Sticks too short? Nah, his thumbs too short to work them properly.

baby should git gud at contra, his dpad skills are lacking.

>>10770807
He has a surprisingly large femoid fanbase for some reason. Don't ask me why.
>>10770824
This too. I remembered thinking of x18s was bigger than a 3dsxl, but it either the same size or slightly smaller. Everything looks huge when russ holds it.

>>10770830
>Everything looks huge when russ holds it.
camera settings and hand size definitely make a big difference in this regard.

why is he like this

>>10770824
one thing i wish this wiki had was all games for every system added up so we know how big each of the reccomeded libary are so we can make sure we got enough space https://vsrecommendedgames.fandom.com/wiki/PlayStation_2

>>10770830
>He has a surprisingly large femoid fanbase for some reason
How do you know this?

>>10770838
>Playing handheld, looks up at the camera, grins.
He wasn't always this gay...

>>10769995
>Do you ever use your chinkheld for stuff other than gaming?
Why would you want to? Gaming hardware is for gaming time. If you want to bust a nut or do social media stuff use a phone or PC.

>>10771019
>Gaming hardware is for gaming time.
>t. uses a cell phone for everything but calling people

>>10771053
>>t. uses a cell phone for everything but calling people
I don't use cell phones unless I have to make a call or text. Smart phones are shit that will help accelerate the downfall of humanity.

Not quite hhg but this is the hardware thread: does anyone ever play retrogames on the tv? What sort of hardware are you using for it?

>>10770807
Youtube has a new dumbass rule where the creators have to show their faces more. To prevent impersonations or some dumb shit.

>>10771071
Smart phones, like guns, are merely a tool. It's how the average man missuses them that's the issue.

I'll switch to watching jewtube videos or browsing the web on my X28 while playing in bed sometimes. I mean yeah I could just just grab my phone, but I'm already holding my X28 so why bother.

>>10771074
I guess this would be more /crt/ territory but I use either a PC CRT, a 14" portable or a 4k monitor & TV from my PC. I have an AMD card I can use for direct to VGA output but it's not needed anymore.
Current setup goes from an RTX GPU > displayport/VGA cable > VGA and SCART for the TV.

Otherwise it's just retroarch on a 4k monitor with shaders, when it's on my TV (55" between 1.85 > 2m away) I calculated out the percentage it would require for older systems to meet between 28 & 32" screens in each aspect ratio, converted them to pixel measurements and punch in the numbers appropriately. If I ever get bored enough I'll make a PNG overlay or something to mask out the black expanse surrounding it but it doesn't bother me so far.

>>10771118
Thanks, I'll ask around in /crt/ too.

Have you ever thought of buying a device just for retro gaming on the tv? Like these handheld devices but for the big screen?

>>10771132
>Have you ever thought of buying a device just for retro gaming on the tv? Like these handheld devices but for the big screen?
lol no

>>10771132
Why, when most of these handheld devices can connect to a big screen anyway? Especially kino for multiplayer.

>>10771132
I thought about the Hyperkin RetroN because I like its funky 80s neon colours and the idea of just being able to slap any GB, GBC. or GBA cartridge into a small console and play on my TV without a GameCube or SNES set up as well. But not only is it ridiculously overpriced (like 300% most expensive than it should be) but the GBA playing doesn't even fucking work properly, so fuck it.

I'd still like to own one for free, but I wouldn't pay more than $10 for one, ever.

>>10771181
$82.99 USD for a new one doesn't seem that unreasonable, even if the GBA doesn't work properly without updating to cfw.

>>10771186
yeah nah that's super unreasonable.

>>10771132
You mean like a smart tv or a smart device box/stick that connects to an hd tv ?

>>10771109
>Smart phones, like guns, are merely a tool. It's how the average man missuses them that's the issue.
Guns are not designed to entice users to use them. Phones and phone applications are developed using psychological techniques to make people addicted and stupid sheep.

>>10771115
there's also Rumble, Vidlii, Bitchute, and Odysee.

>>10769419
You mean the original ip counter on this and some other boards?

>>10771235
>Guns are not designed to entice users to use them.
Anon, I...

>>10771229
Yeah thats the idea. My engineer buddy is working on building one.

>>10771181
You'd prefer playing off of cartridges vs rom dumps?

>>10771350
If you think that you have some serious problems, Anon. Guns are tools, not phone apps made to entice and befuddle. When I see or use a gun I enjoy it, but it does not try to rewire my brain to become a slave to the gun. I say this as someone who worked as a hunter safety instructor and a shooting range attendant.

>>10771235
>Guns are not designed to entice users to use them.
Gun owner here. You are such an impotent, underage child just mindlessly spouting bullshit online while unsupervised, what the absolute fuck is this retarded take of the century? There are entire industries around shooting guns because how exciting they are to use.

*To use, as a tool/recreational fun. Not as a weapon against other human beings, which is what I know your impotent child ass is going to jump to next.

It's why video games with guns are the most fun.

>>10771457
You are dumb as fuck anon. His point isn't that it isn't fun to shoot a gun.

>>10771457
Guns are enjoyable to use. They look cool, they sound amazing, they are a tool of power. There's not much that compares to firing one, or competing with one. I'm not arguing that by any means, Anon. What I'm arguing is that a gun is a gun. It might be visually designed to look cool by committee or designer, but you don't have companies like Glock or Beretta or even Hi-Point hiring addiction specialists and clinical psychologists to find ways to make it so you want to keep using guns to an unhealthy degree. There's no paid risk and reward gambling mechanic tooled to make someone look at a gun and go "Wow, I should spend all my money on a bunch of random guns in boxes!". There's not energy system that keeps you coming back every 3/6/9/12 hours and giving you free ammo to shoot. Meanwhile, phone are designed from the ground up to be addictive and harmful to the mind. Phones use things like constant push notifications to get your attention, to remind you that you can gamble for jpegs or whatever you might want.